I have spray my vehicles with a darker color but for the "bleaching" affect I mix 1:1 Tamiya lighter color/rubbing alcohol and dapple the entire vehicle and because it is alcohol based is dries completely flat (no caking) and you can let dry and repeat this step until you get the effect/color you would like.

You could very LIGHTLY spray a flat white over it also (I have done this also) and when you apply the method above it will lighten up even better, but spray the flat white VERY light.

I've also heard of deliberately frosting a coat of dullcote by overspraying with alcohol to give a faded look on model RR rolling stock. I would definitely try it on some scrap material first, though. As for the powders, you could try some chalk pastels from the art/craft store.

Sweet. That is what I was wanting to hear. Many ideas. I was going to just hit it with the dull coat to see what happens. I don't want a ton of layers here. I will try the powers for the time beaing. In the day I used The dry artist chaulk on sandpaper and then moved this to the tank for the "rub" I recall applying several times after dull coat.

Memories coming back. Now I don't have to find some excuse to leave work. Thank you all. wrgmr1, Warlord, elsyrsyn, Mako11.

Once I correct this hideous super-ultra dark green I will get some pics going. I was so super stoked about having the model and having it put together I botched the paint selection. Have a KV1 from Hobby Boss on the way. I love this model.

I would have no issue stipping the model except there are tiny "fiddly" bitz like the MGs bow and rear turret and the hand rails that would not hold up to being stripped.

Warlords article on dappling is the direction I will consider at the moment. To bad work will have me busy for a few days as I want to see this beast finished. Football also got in the way yesterday.

I just finished two Hobby Boss KV-1s and a KV-2. After much experimentation I found that Testors Model Master FS 34102 Medium Green is the optimum color. I then ran a wash of water/black ink over the vehicle and let it dry. Then I dry brushed the same FS34102 out of a bottle over the vehicle. They came out looking pretty good with what I feel like is the right shade of Russian green.